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I realized I never actually reported back, so...
I ended up ordering the graphite 3G. And it works like a charm! No problem whatsoever in receiving 3G when wifi isn't available, and the speed is comparable too.
The only thing -- and of course, I failed to notice this until I'd loaded all 700-odd ebooks and other docs onto my Kindle -- is that the 'u' key tends to stick a bit. That is, I have to press it very hard for it to actually produce a typed 'u'.
As I'm about to go out of the country (which was part of the reason for buying the 3G now), I'm not about to return it just yet. I'm hoping, actually, that the stickiness will pass off by itself, although I do recognize that might not happen. Still, there isn't enough time to return it before my trip, so I'll just have to remember to press extra hard when I'm typing words like colour and honour. Otherwise people will think I'm using American spellings -- the horror! ;-)
Aside from this, the Kindle is perfect. I haven't seen any cracks or anything like that, and it's utterly gorgeous. I'm thrilled! So, thank you all very much for your kind encouragement. It really helped.
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